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Make the Right Decision in This MDM Risk Scenario

Published on Wed Mar 17, 2021

Question: Our provider recently spent some time discussing the risk factors for major surgery. At the end of the discussion, the patient did not agree that surgery was the best treatment for her at that time. Does this qualify as a high risk under the complications and/or morbidity or mortality of patient management element of medical decision making (MDM) in [...]
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